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Comparison of stent occlusion rates, acute cholangitis rates, and stent dislocation rates between the inside stents (IS) and plastic stents (PS) groups after the first endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS).
(a) The stent occlusion rates did not differ between the IS and PS groups. (b) The acute cholangitis rate was significantly lower in the IS group. (c) Stent dislocation occurred frequently in the PS group but never in the IS group.
